iPhone 5 Release Date Is Today For These Countries

The iPhone 5 launches in 22 more countries today, after a week of availability in the U.S. Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the U.K.

Today, the device comes to the following countries:

Austria

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

In related news, Apple CEO Tim Cook posted an apology to the company's website for the error-laden Maps app that comes on iOS 6, the iPhone 5's operating system. He does point to some alternative map offerings from other companies that can still be used from the device.